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Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have hit Russia's oil processing plant in Ufa, positioned around 1,400 kilometres from Ukraine, triggering explosions and a blaze, as reported by a informed individual in the Ukrainian intelligence agency.

This represents the 3rd SBU far-reaching assault in the region in the last month. Those strikes demonstrate that there are no protected areas in the deep rear of the Russian Federation.

Zelenskyy Urges Trump to Broker Truce in the Conflict

The Ukrainian leader appealed to President Trump to broker peace in the Ukrainian conflict over a telephone conversation on Saturday.

"When a war can be stopped in a single area, then certainly other wars can be ended as well, encompassing the Russian aggression," he said, commending the US President's "outstanding" Middle East peace initiative and calling for the US president to pressure the Kremlin into discussions.

Moscow's Attacks Take Casualties in the Country

Strikes by Russia on Ukraine killed at least five people on Saturday and disrupted electricity to areas of Ukraine's south Odesa region, according to local sources.

Two people were killed within a church in Kostyantynivka when it was hit, according to municipal sources.

In the Russian adjacent territory of the Belgorod region, a lorry operator was killed by a Ukrainian strike, as stated by local officials.

Power Repair Operations in Kyiv

Efforts proceeded on Saturday to restore power in Kyiv, after Russian attacks.

Energy had been recovered to in excess of 800,000 citizens by Saturday and the largest private energy company stated the key work to repair the grid was complete though certain disruptions remained.

Anti-Aircraft Operations and UAV Jamming

The Ukrainian anti-aircraft systems neutralized 54 out of seventy-eight enemy drones deployed towards Ukraine during the night, the aerial defense command reported on the weekend.

The Russian military authorities said it shot down 42 enemy UAVs from Ukraine over the country's airspace.

Cuba Rejects Allegations of Providing Soldiers to Ukraine

Cuba on the weekend refuted US allegations it has sent troops to participate in the hostilities, while affirming Cuban authorities "do not have precise details about Cuban nationals" involved "independently" or "in the military forces of both sides".

The foreign ministry in the capital stated twenty-six nationals had been convicted to incarceration from five up to fourteen years for participating as mercenaries since the autumn of 2023 when news circulated of individuals being deployed to the frontlines in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Project Reveals Details on Cuban National Involvement

The program, a official Kyiv program that encourages opposing fighters to lay down arms, said in spring: "We have confirmed the identities and information of over a thousand Cuban nationals who enlisted with the Moscow's troops in 2023-2024."

The Cuban authorities commented of Cubans who might be participating: "Undeniably that no individual possesses the encouragement, commitment, or authorization of the government in Havana for their involvement."

Kin of Cubans who traveled to Russia in the year informed international media at the time that their relatives had been tricked into joining through advertisements on social media.